"Let's Go" "New Frontier" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.8
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
1960-1961
Artist
Congressman John M. Baer
(U.S. Representative from North Dakota, Cartoonist for Labor, American, 1886 - 1970)
Medium
pen and ink, ink brush, on paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 3/4 in x W 11 in (35 cm x 27.9 cm)
mat H 20 in x W 24 in (50.8 cm x 61 cm)
mat H 20 in x W 24 in (50.8 cm x 61 cm)
Physical DescriptionCartoon drawing of a train engineer, "Ike" [President Dwight Eisenhower] walks away from an engine with the seal of the US and the dates 1961-1965. In the cab an engineer "JFK" [President John F. Kennedy] shouts "Lets Go!" and waves his arm in the direction of a sign pointing to "New Frontier". Signed "John Baer for Labor"
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by James Roosevelt in 1979 through the White House Central Files
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of James Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesKennedy Administration Collection 1960-1963 (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyUse Restriction Note© John Baer, Labor.
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